パプリカ
"This is your brain on anime."
Director: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Otsuka
Paprika — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Don't you think dreams and the Internet are similar? They are both areas where the repressed conscious mind vents.
Context
Spoken to Detective Konakawa early in the film to explain the nature of her work and the world they are entering.
Meaning
Highlights the film's core comparison between biological and digital spaces as outlets for the parts of ourselves we hide from the world.
Science is nothing but a piece of trash before a profound dream.
Context
The Chairman says this while justifying his attempt to take control of the dream world and destroy the DC Mini project.
Meaning
Reveals the villain's philosophical justification: the belief that the logic of the waking world is inferior to the infinite potential of the subconscious.
It's truth that came from fiction. Always remember that.
Context
Spoken by the projection of Konakawa's dead friend within the detective's dream as he finds closure.
Meaning
A definitive statement on Satoshi Kon's philosophy: that even though stories and dreams are made up, the emotions and insights they provide are more real than the physical world.
I swallow everything.
Context
Repeated as a mantra when Tokita's mind begins to wander and merge with the dream parade.
Meaning
A metaphor for Tokita's character—he consumes knowledge and food without regard for the consequences, which eventually leads to his transformation into a literal consumer of dreams.
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